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Kenya Shababaab Post Pictures of Two Aps On Twitter
The al Shabaab yesterday posted photos on Twitter of men they claim are two missing APs believed to have been kidnapped by the militia from Damajaley AP camp last month. Constables Fredrick Chirchir and Joseph Wambugu were kidnapped during an ambush on June 25. The militia promised to post photos of a Uganda People Defence Forces commander whom they claim was captured during fighting for the ...
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The top games of E3 2013
>Editor's note: John Gaudiosi is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Gamerhub.tv video syndication network. He's covered video games for hundreds of outlets over the past 20 years and specializes in the convergence of Hollywood and games. Los Angeles (CNN) -- The annual Electronics Entertainment Expo, which wrapped up here Thursday, is all about next-generation gaming. More than 45,000 game ...
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Amazon rolls out Facebook social gift card
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Amazon.com on Tuesday rolled out a new way for Facebook users to collectively send a friend a birthday ...
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Tech Stocks H-P helps boost Dow Facebook rises
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks were modestly higher Tuesday, lifted by gains in shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Facebook ...
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Facebook to Unveil Instagram Video-sharing Capability Rumors Say
Instagram and Facebook plan to let users take and share short videos in the Instagram app, to compete with the similar Vine app, tech watchers are reporting. The two companies are said to be planning to unveil the new capability at a June 20 event in Menlo Park, Calif., ArsTechnica reported Monday. The announcement is seen as a response to Vine, which gave users an easy way to record and ...
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Google Makes Non-Desktop SEO an Absolute Necessity
post on its webmaster blog regarding mobile website infrastructure and search results? I found it really interesting; Google announced changes to their algorithm which will favor sites with best-in-class mobile infrastructure; for once I don't think you'd find an SEO that begrudges the changes they are making. Failure to fix annoying mobile experiences will now actively hinder your ...
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Facebook H-P lead techs higher
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Technology stocks were modestly higher Tuesday, lifted by gains in shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Facebook Inc. ...
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Amanda Bynes Twitter Apologies Backhanded Amends
Amanda Bynes' Twitter feuds calling people "ugly" are now followed by apologies as she tries to make up for the harsh words with something, "sort of ...
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Facebook to make mystery product announcement
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, seen unveiling the "Graph Search" feature during a media event at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California January 15, 2013. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (? Robert Galbraith / Reuters) MENLO PARK ...
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Duranadam Standing man protest goes viral as Turkey eyes law to restrict social media
Turkey The Turkish government is working on a draft law to restrict social media in a bid to crack down on activists. Meanwhile, a new form of protest is sweeping Turkey, taking Twitter by storm under the hashtag 'standing man.' Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler said on Monday that the government was drafting a law to restrict social media content. Guler said the measures ...
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Google Facebook and Microsoft agree plan to tackle child porn
Technology giants including Google, Facebook, Microsoft and BT were summoned to Parliament for a meeting with Culture Secretary Maria Miller to decide what action to take on the issue.Although internet service providers yesterday rejected the Government's demand to apply child protection filters that would automatically block adult content from all sites as a "default" setting, ...
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Bashar al-Assad embraces twitter but warns Europe that it will pay the price if it arms Syrian rebels
Bashar al-Assad has warned Europe that it will live to regret arming rebel factions in the Syrian conflict, adding that the move would lead to the "export" of terrorism to the ...
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A High-Tech Street Sign Thats Plugged Into Social Media
Breakfast has been working on creating a street sign. Like most other "all points" signs in the world, this one will lead you in the right direction towards your destination. But that's pretty much where the similarities end. The Brooklyn-based interactive agency’ssign, called Points, is an high-tech version of a low tech tool. While it can, in fact, tell directions, Points ...
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The Price to Pay for Facebooks Free Wi-Fi A Scrap of Privacy
The idea of offering people free Wi-Fi in exchange for their physical coordinates began at Facebook as a one-off experiment, a project by two engineers during an all-nighter in May 2012. Since then, Facebook has gradually spread what it now calls "Facebook Wi-Fi" further and further beyond the company's corporate walls, deploying the system to cafes in Palo Alto and San Francisco ...
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How to Create Great Content Start by Creating Content for Yourself
Most people new to marketing (and even many of those not so new) think about marketing as "how do I get visitors to my website?" And, in many cases that approach, while somewhat shortsighted, works well. But, for many marketers, making a slight adjustment in how they approach their marketing can make a significant difference in the quality of their content and ultimately, its efficacy ...
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Marketers miss digital advertising opportunities
Marketers are missing a powerful opportunity to engage with consumers and deliver personalised experiences that drive brand affinity through digital advertising. This is according to global research by Adobe Systems, titled "The State of Online Advertising", which polled consumers and marketers in seven countries across the US, Asia-Pacific and ...
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Hofmeyr in Twitter war with top Madiba aide
Cape Town - Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr and Nelson Mandela’s right-hand woman Zelda la Grange have engaged in a war of words on Twitter over the former president’s ...
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Facebook set to beef up Instagram with video
Computerworld - Speculation abounds that Facebook Thursday will unveil tools to enable its popular Instagram app to take and share short videos. Though analysts say Facebook offered no pre-briefings about the announcement, those interviewed for this story agree that the new offering will likely be mobile-focused Most of those predict Facebook will be unveiling an upgrade to Instagram. "I ...
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Paedophile who filmed himself sexually abusing young boys has been jailed over extreme image posted Facebook
Steven Goodwin, 31, abused boys at his home in Werrington, Peterborough, during 2012 and the start of this year, and circulated the images to other paedophiles online, Cambridgeshire Police ...
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PPC and SEO Higher Conversion Rates Fuel the Need for Better Integration
The power of integration from other channels is more easily measured and shown via attribution or other data points. The most obvious of these integration points is between paid and organic search. These two, while very different in optimization tactics, are fighting for the same customer and keyword term. This ability to maximize share of voice is critical, especially when you start to ...
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Cars tires slashed graffiti defaces in Arab village
A Palestinian takes a photo of the damage of her burned car by a "price tag" attack by Israeli settlers in Al Jalazoun, near Ramallah, West Bank, August 29, 2012. The "price tag" attack against the Palestinians is in revenge for the upcoming excavation of Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement outpost of Migron in the West Bank. Graffiti on the Palestinian house reads, ...
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Bandwidthbar revises Static IP ADSL solution prices
National ISP, Bandwidthbar, has revised its Static IP ADSL solution prices to assist customers in their efforts to host servers internally. The solution is on superior bandwidth and monitored to ensure uptime, and can be installed on various routers available throughout the market. Static IP ADSL offers unshaped bandwidth with static IP addresses. The static option is generally preferred by ...
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KRudd a clear winner in Twitter war
Recent polling usually positions Mr Rudd at twice as popular as the Prime Minister as preferred Labor leader, but their respective Twitter accounts suggest Mr Rudd is four times as popular.Mr Rudd has 1,237,750 followers, while Ms Gillard has 398,637.Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has 131,117 followers, while - intriguingly - Malcolm Turnbull has 170,140 followers.So far, pollsters have been ...
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Charts Heres How Often Google and Facebook Say Yes to Government Snoops
Edward Snowden's leaks have prompted many questions about government surveillance activity in the US, including this one: How often do tech firms turn over user data to the feds? In recent years, companies ...
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gyroVoice Want Social Media Success Find the Luv
of the faithful tributes to chewing ice that live in the social sphere. So what's the value of such comments? Well, if you create ice machines like Scotsman Ice Systems does, it's music to your ears. That's why when it came time to launch a new campaign, this exercise in social listening made all of the difference. Instead of opting to create a traditional print ad showing its ...
Calcutta Spotlight
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Stephen Court disaster: any lessons learned?
Over 700 buildings in Calcutta are not compliant with safety regulations with regard to the risk of fire, and the Stephen Court disaster was a tangible example of what can happen when a fire breaks out in an unsafe building. Following that disaster, the local government seems to be taking a harder line on fire safety.
At 2.30pm on the 23 March, 2010, a devastating fire, allegedly caused by an electrical short circuit, ripped through the iconic Stephen Court building in Calcutta, destroying a large part of the 150-year-old office and residential block and killing over 30 people. Read more
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